Above left: System Matched Performance
Tri-Ax is “System Matched” to
augment the
CTP-1 preamp. The pickup comes with the cable to connect to the
aux input. In passive mode the Tri-Ax uses the CTP-1 Aux control to blend effectively with the Palathetic
pickup for a new level of tonal bliss. The Tri-Ax is silent and adds
a brilliance to the midrange and fattens up the treble strings, especially
beyond the 7th fret.
Above right: Standalone Pickup
The Tri-Ax comes with a cable-to-end-pin jack connection for use when installing in an acoustic guitar.
In active mode the Tri-Ax delivers a full, robust signal that is capable of being plugged directly into an amp or mixing console.
The triaxial design outperforms the other magnetic-only pickups on the market.
TriAx preamp
We are delighted to introduce our very first add-on acoustic guitar pickup
– the brand new Takamine Tri-Ax.
We teamed up with acoustic amplification specialists Lloyd Baggs, to produce our
new pickup – a tri-axial dynamic body sensing, soundhole-mounted unit, system
matched to the CTP-1 CoolTube preamp. When feeding the CTP-1 auxiliary input,
the Tri-Ax gives the player a greatly expanded palette of tonal possibilities.
The Tri-Ax also produces excellent results when used as a stand-alone pickup on
any good quality acoustic guitar, and delivers unsurpassed levels of realism and
fidelity. The Tri-Ax can function either passively or actively, and features a volume
control in active mode.
What is "Triaxal"?
- The dynamic body sensor contained in the Tri-Ax pickup responds in three dimensions to the guitar's vibrations. Traditionally the humbucking coil in a stacked humbucker is rigidly attached to the main coil and does not generate a useful signal.
- Unique to the Tri-Ax, a body sensor is created within the pickup by physically disconnecting the humbucking coil from the main coil and strategically suspending it under the magnets in a way that allows it to vibrate in three planes in response to the guitar top’s vibrations
- As the suspended coil vibrates, a signal is generated by its interaction with the magnetic field. The three dimensional body sensor sounds more rich and complex than any single axis body pickup and seamlessly blends with the string signal for a level of realism never before achieved by a soundhole magnetic pickup
